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Student nurse arrested for using fake certificate
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A 25-year-old student nurse at Mpilo Central Hospital has been arrested for allegedly using a fraudulent academic certificate to secure training as a general nurse.
Sandra Ndege, from Murehwa, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Abednico Ndebele facing charges of fraud and forgery. She pleaded not guilty.
Court documents reveal that Ndege had twice failed her Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) Ordinary Level exams before allegedly forging a certificate to gain admission at Mpilo Central Hospital.
Records show that in November 2018, under candidate number 030769/3018, she passed only three of seven subjects. She reportedly retook the exams in November 2019, passing only one of three subjects.
Ndege allegedly created a fake ZIMSEC certificate showing eight subjects, all with passing grades, and used it to enroll as a student nurse in September 2023. During her two-year training, she reportedly received monthly salaries.
The fraud was discovered on 16 July 2025, when Mpilo Hospital requested verification from ZIMSEC, which confirmed the certificate was counterfeit.
The case comes months after a similar incident at Mpilo Hospital, where a 27-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in prison for impersonating a medical professional and unlawfully prescribing medication.
Ndege's trial is ongoing, and she remains in police custody.
Sandra Ndege, from Murehwa, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Abednico Ndebele facing charges of fraud and forgery. She pleaded not guilty.
Court documents reveal that Ndege had twice failed her Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) Ordinary Level exams before allegedly forging a certificate to gain admission at Mpilo Central Hospital.
Records show that in November 2018, under candidate number 030769/3018, she passed only three of seven subjects. She reportedly retook the exams in November 2019, passing only one of three subjects.
The fraud was discovered on 16 July 2025, when Mpilo Hospital requested verification from ZIMSEC, which confirmed the certificate was counterfeit.
The case comes months after a similar incident at Mpilo Hospital, where a 27-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in prison for impersonating a medical professional and unlawfully prescribing medication.
Ndege's trial is ongoing, and she remains in police custody.
Source - Cite
